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Edwin Trevathan, MD, Child Neurology, Nashville, TN, Monroe Carell Jr. Childrens Hospital

EdwinTrevathanMDMPH(He/Him)

Child Neurology Nashville, TN

Epilepsy

Amos Christie Chair in Global Health; Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health; Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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  • Office

    Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
    2525 West End Avenue, Suite 725
    Nashville, TN 37203
    Phone+1 615-322-9374
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Education & Training

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Officer, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology, 1987 - 1989
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Child Neurology, 1986 - 1987
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1984 - 1986
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1984
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 1998 - 2025
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2016 - 2024
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 1987 - 2021
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 1995 - 1999
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Member Alpha Omega Alpha

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Poor sleep quality associated with high risk of hypertension and elevated blood pressure in China: results from a large population-based study  
    Liu RQ, Qian Z, Trevathan E, Chang JJ, Zelicoff A, Hao YT, Lin S, Dong GH, Hypertension Research, 1/1/2016
  • Ambient air pollution and preterm birth: a prospective birth cohort study in Wuhan, China  
    Qian Z, Liang S, Yang S, Trevathan E, Huang Z, Yang R, Wang J, Hu K, Zhang Y, Vaughn M, Shen L, Wenjin L, Li P, Ward P, Yang L, Zhang W, Chen W, Dong G, Zheng T, Xu S,..., International J Hygiene and Environmental Health, 1/1/2016
  • Obesity and overweight as Childhood Absence Epilepsy comorbidities and differential drug response modifiers  
    Arya R, Gillespie CW, Cnaan A, Devarajan M, Clark P, Shinnar S, Vinks AA, Mizuno K, Glauser TA; Trevathan E and Childhood Absence Epilepsy Group, Neurology, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Management of Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
    Trevathan E, First Ibero-american Virtual Neurology Congress, 1/15/1998
  • Diagnosis and Management of Partial Seizures in Children
    Trevathan E, First Ibero-american Virtual Neurology Congress, 1/15/1998

Lectures

  • Zika Virus and Congenital Brain Malformations 
    1/1/2017
  • Zika Virus for Child Neurologists 
    Vancouver, Canada - 1/1/2016
  • Infantile Spasms and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome 
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2003
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Other

  • Epilepsy education needs assessment: The first phase of epilepsy program development in rural Honduras 
    Trevathan E, Madrid A, Alvarez C, Myrick J, EPICADEC News
    1/1/1997
  • Saint Louis University’s Dr. Edwin Trevathan is Leading the Charge to Preserve Public Health – Local and Global 
    Trevathan E, St. Louis Magazine
    1/7./2012
  • Managing an epidemic: Security implications of the Ebola outbreak. Interview with Edwin Trevathan, M.D., M.P.H. 
    Trevathan E, Strife
    King’s College, London - 1/19/2014
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Press Mentions

  • New Appointments Bolster VUMC’s Missions
    New Appointments Bolster VUMC’s MissionsDecember 14th, 2017
  • Trevathan Named Director for the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
    Trevathan Named Director for the Vanderbilt Institute for Global HealthNovember 20th, 2017
  • VIGH Receives Federal Grants to Fight Kidney Disease
    VIGH Receives Federal Grants to Fight Kidney DiseaseOctober 12th, 2017
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Grant Support

  • Childhood Status Epilepticus and Epilepsy Determinants of Outcome (SEED)National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Fogarty International Center, NIH2020–2025
  • Bridging the Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Africa (BRIDGE)NINDS, NIH2019–2024
  • Primary prevention of stroke in children with SCD in Sub-Saharan Africa IINational Institutes of Health2015–2020
  • Bridging the Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Northern Nigeria (BRIDGE)National Institutes of Health2017–2019

Committees

  • Member, NINDS/NIH Advisory Council 2019 - Present

Professional Memberships

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